| Lake of the Woods | |
| Official Name: | Township of Lake of the Woods |
| Settlement Type: | Township (single-tier) |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Ontario |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Coordinates: | 49°N -117°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title2: | Formed |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 1998 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Colleen Fadden |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Area Land Km2: | 751.31 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 230 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.3 |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code: | P0W |
| Website: | www.lakeofthewoods.ca |
Lake of the Woods is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Rainy River District. The township is located on the eponymous Lake of the Woods, consisting of mainland in the south-east part of the lake, the southern shores of Aulneau Peninsula, along with several islands in the lake, including Big Island and Bigsby Island. It fully surrounds the Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing, Big Grassy River 35G, Big Island Mainland 93, and Saug-a-Gaw-Sing 1 First Nation reserves.
The township was formed on January 1, 1998, when the former incorporated townships of Morson and McCrosson/Tovell were amalgamated. The following year portions of Unorganized Kenora District were annexed.[2]
The primary communities within the township are Bergland, Minahico and Morson.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lake of the Woods had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 746.24km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]